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Re^3: Perl can't make some easy arithmetics :(

by no_slogan (Deacon)
on Oct 24, 2014 at 22:33 UTC ( [id://1104929]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re^2: Perl can't make some easy arithmetics :(
in thread Perl can't make some easy arithmetics :(

It's 52 bits, not 56. Double-precision floating-point format #pedantry
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Re^4: Perl can't make some easy arithmetics :(
by ikegami (Patriarch) on Oct 29, 2014 at 13:32 UTC
    For a total precision of 53 bits because of the implied leading 1.

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